Abstract
Hemoglobin content of 3 Nile fishes — Tilapia nilotica Linnaeus, Lates niloticus Linnaeus and Labeo niloticus Forskal— were examined. Clear differences in hemoglobin and hematocrit values were observed, and seasonal variation in the hemoglobin content of Lates niloticus and Labeo niloticus were noticed. There is a correlation between hematocrit value and hemoglobin content of the 3 species examined. The chloride content is higher in the species with lower hemoglobin content.
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Mahdi, M.A. Hematological studies on some Nile fishes, Tilapia nilotica, Lates niloticus, and Labeo niloticus . Mar. Biol. 15, 359–360 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00401397
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